Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-13
FLORIDA.

The vegetable crop in Levy county
promises to be large one.
The trains south for the past few days
have carried a large number of passen-
gers each trip.
The Tayares election occurs March I
for the choice OF Mayor, three Aldermen,
Clerk and Marshal.
The people OF Mount Dora have raised
s. 800 tor the erection of Congregational
Church, and it is stated that work will be
commenced at an early date.
Alter a close examination of his &C.
counts for the last quarter OF 1886, the
Post ONCE Department has Informed Mr..
Eldridge, of EmpOria, that he owes the
United States Government l cent.
Pien-tau peaches are as large as mar
bles, and the prospect for large crop was
never better; in fact, The peach crop of
Levy county, of all kinds, with no disas-
ter, will be the largest ever raised.
Key West Democrat: There is a report
in circulation rejecting seriously upon
one Of the aldermen of this city. the
matter should be inquired into, and If
true he should be expelled, and it libel
the author should be severely punished.
AT the meeting of the Orange COUNTY
School Board on Monday last it was de-
cided to continue the term of public
months in all. 1t was found that the con-
ditiOn of the school fund would admit of
this.
Thursday the Southern Express Com.
pany forwarded to New York solid car.
load OF shad from Palatka, consisting of
more than 100 barrels, which were caught
by the fishermen on the river there.
Another carload of shad was forwarded
Friday by the same company. The run
of shad Just now is the heaviest ever
known on the river, and the fishermen are
gathering rich harvest from that FISH.
AT Winter Park Thursday night bur-
glars entered the store of j. r. Ergood
merchant and Postmaster of that place
The safe, which contained from $500 to
5000 and a number OF registered pack
ages, was blown open and Invested of all
its contents. An entrance to the store
was effected through the front door, which
was priced open with an iron bar. Not
the slightest idea exists as to who the
burglars were.
The shipments from Bronson from Nov.
l. 1885, to Feb. l, 1887, foot up as follows !:
6SS bales sea island cotton, weighing 400
pounds to the bale, at 25c. per pound
$6S,S0O; oranges, 1882 crates at 81 so per
crate, $l0,SSO; lumber shipped the past
thirty days, 30 carloads averaging
1900 feet to the car, 225, 900
feet, at S12 80 per 1000, So 612 90:
$50 head OF chickens at 25c., 81, 354 80:
4,3l2 dozen eggs at 25c. per dozen, 81, 07S.
This makes total of $50, 112 80, and add
ing the lumber shipments for thirty days,
a total OF $S4, 725 90 for the past three
months. The miscellaneous shipments.
such as vegetables, potatoes, syrup. etc.,
will run the total up to about 100000,
The receipts of cotton will show up, at
the eud OF the season, SU0 or more bales.
as there are now 100 to $50 more in sight.
The Madison Recorder gives the follow
ing fuller account OF an affair already
briefly mentioned in the News: "Mrs.
Thomas Braswell, a lady living near the
DELLA river, in this county, and her
daughter, young lady of some Is sum-
mers and fair to look upon, were brought
TO this place on Friday last by the Sheriff.
charged with having made an attempt
upon the life OF the husband OF the first
named and the latter's stepfather
From what we can learn the cause
of the difficulty had Its origin some
months ago over land trade made be
tween the husband and wife, and the
breach then opened between them has
grown to such an extent that a separa-
ton was the result, the wife and her
family leaving Braswell's house and
taking up their residence on property of
their own, but in close proximity to the
Braswell farm. On Thursday of last
week Mr.. Braswell rode over to his wife's
residence and made some remark that
caused Indignation to fire the breast o.
Mrs. Braswell, who ordered him from the
place, but he went not. Instead, how
ever, he added fuel to the flames by
making other remarks. Finally, a mus.
ket loaded with powder was brought into
action by the wife, WAC fired twice
at HIM with powder only. Bnt still
he fingered and still he talked
The third time load of bird
shot was put upon the powder, which
when fired from the gun found a lodg-
ment in the right breast OF MIR. Braswell.
Then he went. The Sheriff was tele-
graphed to who repaired to the scene and
arrested the wife and daughter. The latter
was charged with being an accessory to
the act, anu when arrested was at a ball
in the neighborhood. They were brought
here ana on Monday had preliminary
hearing before County JUDGE Wither-
spoon, who allowed them bail In the sums
OF $3.50 aud 1925 respectively, which was
readily gwen. Public sympathy is with
Mrs. Braswell in the unfortunate affair.
we learn. They were married about Is
months ago"
A HANDSOME HAUL
"